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June 2025 in “Nano Energy” This study reports that triboelectro-responsive DNA hydrogels, enhanced with conductive polymers and triboelectric stimulation, effectively accelerate wound healing and exhibit strong anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, achieving 99.8% closure of bacterium-infected diabetic wounds in 14 days.
August 2026 in “Molecular Biomedicine” This review outlines the design and engineering of multifunctional hydrogels, emphasizing their evolving biomedical applications, notably in controlled drug delivery, tissue support, and disease management, and discusses their potential for clinical translation.
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November 2023 in “Molecules” This review focuses on recent advances in smart responsive polymer microneedles, which offer precise, on-demand drug delivery triggered by external or physiological stimuli, highlighting significant research implications for transdermal drug administration according to this source.
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November 2024 in “ACS Materials Au” This article provides an overview of microneedle technology for transcutaneous drug delivery, discussing microneedle designs, materials, and activation methods that enhance drug stability and regulated release, and outlines considerations for their successful clinical implementation, such as biocompatibility and production cost.
December 2025 in “Rare Metals” This review assesses the potential of smart dressings, engineered to respond to various stimuli, as advanced treatments for chronic inflammatory skin diseases by examining their activation mechanisms and proposing future developments like integrating AI and closed-loop monitoring for adaptive therapy.